Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

  Closing grain prices Wednesday March 3 Durum 312.32 Feed barley 253.72 Canola 716.97 Flax 838.80 Lentils 644.50 Oats 229.53 Yellow peas 392.89 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 282.71

The federal government has announced 7.8 million dollars will be spent to help keep workers safe at prairie meat plants. The special federal representative for the prairies, Jim Carr, says the Emergen...

  Opening grain prices Wednesday March 3 Durum 312.32 Feed barley 253.72 Canola 707.47 Flax 838.80 Lentils 644.50 Oats 229.53 Yellow peas 392.89 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 281.21

Ten national farm groups have joined forces to ensure federal policies support farm efforts to battle greenhouse gases. Farm groups have raised alarms about Ottawa’s 170 dollar per ton carbon ta...

  Closing grain prices Tuesday March 2 Durum 312.32 Feed barley 253.72 Canola 708.07 Flax 838.80 Lentils 644.50 Oats 229.53 Yellow peas 392.89 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 284.11   &...

The national cattle herd continues to shrink, but Saskatchewan is the one province going against that trend. Statistics Canada reports on-farm national cattle numbers were down 1 percent at the beginn...

  Opening grain prices Tuesday March 2 Durum 312.32 Feed barley 253.72 Canola 698.07 Flax 838.80 Lentils 644.50 Oats 229.53 Yellow peas 392.89 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 283.16

February in southern Saskatchewan goes in the record books as very cold and dry. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, says Regina was more than seven degrees colder than the normal of minus 11...

Closing grain prices Monday March 1 Durum 312.32 Feed barley 253.72 Canola 694.37 Flax 838.80 Lentils 644.50 Oats 229.53 Yellow peas 392.89 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 280.08

  There could be the possibility of higher winterkill levels in fall-seeded crops. Paul Thoroughgood is based in the Moose Jaw area and is the agriculture lead for Ducks Unlimited. He says there ...